Trends2 min read
Software is getting easy. The physical world is not.
AI is making software cheaper to build every month. That shifts the advantage to ventures that do the part software cannot: work done by people, in places, on things.
Guests order and pay for what is available right where they are.
BarrioX
Tourism commerce
- Primary markets
- Dominican Republic and the Caribbean
- Status
- Live
A guest scans the QR code of a zone — the pool, the lobby, the beach, an event — sees what can be bought there, orders and pays. Food, services, experiences and special offers run through one flow, from order to fulfilment.
The problem
Visitors want to buy on the spot, but most offers sit on paper menus, in conversations or in listings nobody can act on. Hotels and local businesses lose sales they could have made in that moment.
What the platform does
BarrioX is transactional tourism infrastructure, not a directory. Every place is organized into spaces and zones with their own QR codes, and events work as temporary spaces. The guest moves from context to purchase in one flow: see what can be bought, order or reserve, pay, receive.
How it works
- 1
Scan
The guest scans the code of the zone they are in.
- 2
Choose
They see the food, services and experiences available right there.
- 3
Pay
Ordering and payment happen in the same flow.
- 4
Receive
The business fulfils the order and closes it.
Who it is for
Hotels and resorts, restaurants and local service businesses, event organizers and destination partners.
Where it is today
The core platform is built and running. We are preparing the first commercial deployments with hotels and venues.
Regional partnership
Launch BarrioX with hotels, venues and event organizers in your destination.
Discuss a partnershipA good partner brings
- Relationships with hotels, venues and event organizers in your destination
- A local team to onboard and support businesses
- Knowledge of tourism regulation and payments in your country
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